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GENOMICS
卷 79, 期 6, 页码 760-767出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1006/geno.2002.6774
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NTKL; Homo sapiens; protein kinase; alternative splicing; gene family; centrosome; mitosis; multimer formation
Although the centrosome has an essential role in mitosis, its molecular components have not been fully elucidated. Here, we describe the molecular cloning and characterization of the human gene NTKL, which encodes an evolutionarily conserved kinase-like protein. NTKL mRNA is found ubiquitously in human tissues. NTKL is located on 11q13 and is mapped around chromosomal breakpoints found in several carcinomas, suggesting that NTKL dysfunction may be involved in carcinogenesis. Alternative splicing generates two variant forms of NTKL mRNA that encode protein isoforms with internal deletions. When fused to green fluorescent protein, the full-length product and one of the variant proteins are found in cytoplasm. The other variant product also exists in the cytoplasm during interphase, but is found in the centrosomes during mitosis. Endogenous NTKL protein is also localized to the centrosomes during mitosis. This cell-cycle-dependent centrosomal localization suggests that NTKL is involved in centrosome-related cellular functions.
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